PPT-Codes and Conventions of the Western Film Genre

JC Clapp North Seattle College Information here is compiled using and heavily borrowed from httpwwwslidesharenetMrRyanSISwesternmovies and httpwwwslidesharenete4001105westerngenreanalysis. 1. Audience Feedback and Personal Response. 2. Written Response to . Evaluation Questions. 3. Comparison with real film posters.. All evaluations have to been on your blog by next week.. Print Screen or Place the image of your film poster here.. A2 MEDIA EVALUATION. AREK STEPANIAN & ALEX MACLEAN. 1) In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge the forms and conventions of real media products?. Choice of Genre. PSYCHOLOGICAL / THRILLER. What is Genre?. A category of artistic composition, as in music, film, or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter – . New Oxford American Dictionary. Organized categories of texts. . . . 9th . December. , 2011. . Magdalena . Tutka. . -. . Gwozdz. , . Ph. . D.. Department of Media and . Communication. . Films funded outside of Big Hollywood Studios or Films that are made with an “independent spirit”. Birth of a Nation. DW Griffith. Thomas Dixon. 1915. Extremely Racist—pro . Klu. Klux Clan . Griffith just thought it was presenting the Southern perspective. Frailer Conventions. Learning . O. bjective. To apply . knowledge of codes and conventions to film trailers. Types of . Trailers. These three trailers all advertise . Iron Man 3. .. . What is the purpose of each trailer? . Learning Objective:. T. o apply knowledge of codes and conventions to . Action-Adventure . film trailers. Analysing Trailers. Analyse the trailer for . Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls. Learning Objective:. T. o apply knowledge of codes and conventions . to Rom-Com . film trailers. Analysing Trailers. Analyse the trailer for . P.S. I Love You. , . with each group focusing . on different aspects. To understand the codes & conventions of film trailers. you. Codes & . C. onventions . of . T. railers. What are the codes and conventions (typical features) of film trailers?. Create a checklist of features you expect to see or be told in every trailer.. To understand the codes & conventions of film posters. Codes & conventions. Codes. are the signs and symbols that create meaning (fonts, colours, images). Conventions. are the accepted way of presenting certain elements (names, dates, credits). Key. Words. Codes and conventions. Gothic. Gothic Features. Using your homework, . think. about the different features of gothic genre . Discuss the features of gothic genre in . pairs. Share. your features with the class. JC Clapp, North Seattle College. Setting and Narrative. Set in . a futuristic setting or an alternative . history. Usually set in a city or a space-ship. Always some form of “not-real” alternate . you. Codes & . C. onventions . of . T. railers. What are the codes and conventions (typical features) of film trailers?. Create a checklist of features you expect to see or be told in every trailer.. Genres Learning types and sub-types The Definition Genre: A class or type of film, such as the Western or the horror movie. Films belonging to a particular genre share narrative, visual, and/or sound conventions.